Answer:
<u>Year 1</u>
Profit Margin = Net Income / Net Sales
Profit Margin = $751 / $2,500
Profit Margin = 0.3004
Profit Margin = 30.04%
Basic Earning Power = Operating Income / Total Assets
Basic Earning Power = EBIT * Return on Total Asset / Net Income
Basic Earning Power = $1,360 * 17.18%/751
Basic Earning Power = 0.311115846
Basic Earning Power = 31.11%
<u>Year 2</u>
Operating Margin = Operating Income / Net Sales
Operating Margin = $1,896 / $3,175
Operating Margin = 0.5971653543307087
Operating Margin = 59.72%
Return on Total Assets = Basic Earning power * Net Income/EBIT
Return on Total Assets = 26.13% * $984/$1,896
Return on Total Assets = 0.1356113924050633
Return on Total Assets = 13.56%
Return on Common Equity = Net Income / Total Common Equity
Return on Common Equity = $984 / ($751/32.30%)
Return on Common Equity = $984 / $2325.08
Return on Common Equity = 0.42321124
Return on Common Equity = 42.32%